The Last Question
“I cried when I wrote this song, sue me if I go too long.” – Steely Dan There are moments in life when inspiration suddenly appears without warning. In 1976 I was fourteen years old.…
Skiing On a Sheet of Ice
It was January 1998 and Sonny Bono had just died on Heavenly Mountain Resort in Lake Tahoe from a skiing accident. I was in Wisconsin, Cascade Mountain, looking down at my boots attached to skis.…
Sleeping with Stage Fright
One of the great things about writing stories is that you get to write stories about dreams once in a while. This is one of those stories. Disclaimer upfront. It’s a dream, so none of…
My Painful Parents
Let me start out by saying I truly loved my parents. They gave me life and they gave me a rich experience filled with amazing boyhood memories. I look up, smile and hope that they…
Why I don’t Ride
Motorcycles and I were never good friends. Every memory I have with a motorcycle is a bad one. I’ve prepared examples. When I was a kid we lived on Liable Road in Highland, Indiana and…
23 Hockey Goals
Most people that know me, know two things for sure. One, I am really into music. I have recorded several albums. Two, I don’t know much about sports. I felt when I was young, I…
I Scared Her. I Did.
When was the last time you were scared, I mean, really scared? When was the last time you scared someone, I mean, really scared them? To answer the first question, I would say, I can…
The Great Missouri Road Trip
I think it was 1976. My brother Bob and I had started a pop can collection in the basement, the summer Olympics were being hosted in Montreal, Canada and I had discovered Mark Twain. I…
Preordained Destiny? Is it true?
John Lennon said, “Sometimes you wonder, I mean really wonder. I know we make our own reality and we always have a choice, but how much is pre-ordained?” I ponder. And I have examples. You…
Don’t Eat That Donut
I’m throwing down another river story. This one takes place in the Florida Keys, mile marker 86, Islamorada. If you ever get a chance to go, you should do it. It is beautiful. We did…